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This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox.good morning. If you’re planning to fly soon, consider this a public service announcement and give yourself plenty of time to get in line for security.Stock futures are plummeting this morning following a losing week on Wall Street.Here are five important things investors need to know to start their trading day.1. Premium priceA tanker is seen off the coast of Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, March 3, 2026, amid a standoff between the US, Israel and Iran, with Iran vowing to close the Strait of Hormuz. Amr…
On March 6, 2026, smoke rises from an airstrike site in central Tehran, the capital of Iran. Atta Kenare | AFP | Getty ImagesThe US government on Monday ordered non-emergency civil servants to leave Saudi Arabia as the war involving Iran spread across the Middle East. Iran has also ruled out an immediate ceasefire as attacks continue. The U.S. Embassy in Riyadh cited heightened risks from armed conflict, terrorism, and missile and drone attacks from Yemen and Iran. This was the first evacuation order issued by the US government in Saudi Arabia since the war began. The Israeli military announced…
It was built to ferry horse-drawn carriages across a notoriously wild stretch of water, and was a crucial connection between two island nations during Europe’s industrial revolution. When it was constructed in 1826, the bridge across the Menai Strait, between the north Wales mainland and the island of Anglesey, was a vision of the future. Suspended between the 1,368-foot gap at a height of 102 feet, this was the world’s first road suspension bridge to start construction. By the time it opened, it was the longest in the world, and remained so until the completion of the Brooklyn Bridge in…
Graham Arnold said postponing the March 31st game would allow scattered team members to gather and prepare.listen to this article | 3 minutesinformationPublished March 9, 2026March 9, 2026Click here to share on social mediaShare 2shareplus 2 googleAdd Al Jazeera to GoogleinformationIraq men’s soccer team head coach Graham Arnold has made an urgent appeal to FIFA to postpone the team’s World Cup intercontinental qualifiers, citing disruption caused by Israel’s escalating war with Iran.Iraq faces major logistical problems ahead of a winner-take-all playoff against either Suriname or Bolivia scheduled for March 31 in Monterrey, Mexico.Recommended stories list of 3 itemsend of listDue…
Traders at work at the New York Stock Exchange on March 2, 2026. new york stock exchange What you need to know todayOil prices finally did what analysts had been warning about last week, as Iran continues to blockade the vital Strait of Hormuz. On Sunday, oil prices exceeded $100 per barrel. This is the first time oil prices have crossed the $100 mark since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022. By early Monday, West Texas Intermediate had come off its highs but was still up 12% to $102 a barrel. Brent, the global benchmark, was trading about 15% higher at…
Critics’ Choice Awards 2026: Michael B. Jordan reveals when he knew ‘Sinners’ was specialIt’s one battle after another to keep up with the 2026 Oscar watch list. At the Academy Awards ceremony on March 15, films such as “Sinners,” “One Battle After Another,” and “Hamnet” will compete for Best Picture. To fully prepare for the biggest night in movie history, it’s important to watch all the movies before the awards show. This year’s Best Picture contest is as competitive as ever. Ryan Coogler’s The Sinner made history by winning the most Oscar nominations ever with 16 nominations. Available to stream…
Vadim Risef Eye Stock | Getty ImagesLONDON — European stocks started the new week sharply lower as traders tracked developments in the Middle East and soaring oil prices.pan-european Stocks 600 The stock was down about 2.1% as of 8:35 a.m. ET in London, with all sectors selling except major stock exchanges and oil and gas.European investors are waking up to more turmoil in global markets on Monday, as oil prices rose to above $110 a barrel on Sunday for the first time since 2022, when Russia invaded Ukraine. Yields on European government bonds also rose sharply in early trading as…
AI data center startup Nscale has raised $2 billion at a $14.6 billion valuation as the AI infrastructure boom continues, the company announced Monday.Series C featured Nvidia and was led by Aker ASA and 8090 Industries. Also featured were Astra Capital Management, Citadel, Dell, Jane Street, Lenovo, Linden Advisors, Nokia, and Point72.The new funding will help accelerate the development of Nscale’s vertically integrated AI infrastructure across Europe, North America and Asia, from GPU computing and networking to data services and orchestration software, the company said in a statement.The AI boom is “leading to the greatest infrastructure build-out in human history,”…
A drone photograph of the Evergreen container ship moored at Umm Qasr port during night operations in Basra, Iraq, on March 5, 2026. Mohamed Ati | ReutersBEIJING — The post-Iran war surge in oil prices is expected to have less of an impact on China than in past years, as the country accumulates large oil reserves and diversifies its energy sources, including renewables.With oil prices above $100 a barrel for the first time in four years, OCBC analysts said China may be “less sensitive than many of its Asian peers to a prolonged closure of the Strait of Hormuz.””China has…
london AP — One of Britain’s most notorious child killers died on Saturday after being attacked by a fellow prisoner in a high-security prison workshop. Ian Huntley, a 52-year-old former school custodian convicted of murdering two 10-year-old girls in 2003, was left on life support after being repeatedly hit in the head with a metal rod at Frankland Prison in north-east England on February 26. The murders of Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman gripped Britain for two weeks after the two best friends disappeared on August 4, 2002, after leaving a barbecue to buy candy in the eastern English village…